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- Item2015 Costs estimates of producing fresh and processing potatoes in Washington(Washington State University Extension, 2016) Galinato SP; Tozer PR
- ItemA case study exploring the interconnections between literacy, employment and the library in Wanganui Prison's self-care units: The Wanganui adult literacy and employment project(Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, 2009) Vaccarino F; Murray N; Comrie M; Franklin J; Sligo F
- ItemA different kind of family: Retrospective accounts of growing up at Centrepoint and implications for adulthood(Te Kura Hinengaro Tangata / School of Psychology, Massey University, 2010) Gibson K; Morgan M; Woolley C; Powis TThis research project was commissioned by the New Zealand Community Growth Trust (NZCGT) the body that became legally responsible for the assets of an intentional community, known as Centrepoint, after it closed. One function of the NZCGT is to address the rehabilitation needs of former residents including the children who grew up there. The research is intended to help the NZCGT achieve a better understanding of the needs of the former children of Centrepoint and to enable it to provide more effective assistance to them.
- ItemA fish index of biotic integrity (IBI) for horizons regional council(Horizons regional Council, 2016-06-01) Joy MK
- ItemA framework for town-centre renewal(2017-04-03) Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- ItemA pilot study of the application of degree apprenticeships in New Zealand: A focus on infrastructure asset management.(Massey University, New Zealand, 2017-06-30) Goodyer J; Poskitt J; Mackay J
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever into Kiribati(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2023-12-20) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever into the Federated States of Micronesia(FAO, 2022-08-08) Subharat S; Han J; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever into the Pacific Island countries(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2024-01-01) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever into Tuvalu(FAO, 2022-08-08) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African Swine into the Cook Islands(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2024-01-01) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African Swine into the Solomon Islands(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2024-01-01) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA risk assessment for the introduction of African Swine into Vanuatu(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2023-06-23) Subharat S; Han JH; Cogger N
- ItemA Supplementary Sport? Towards a Historical Analysis of the Development of Badminton in New Zealand, c. 1870–1939(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023-12-20) Ngo SZ; Watson GAlthough badminton has been played in New Zealand for approximately 150 years it has received only minimal attention in scholarly discussions of sport. This paper evaluates the historical development of badminton in New Zealand between 1870 and 1939. It argues that from the last quarter of the nineteenth century badminton was initially played alongside games such as croquet and tennis in mostly private venues as a form of upper-class recreation. It then gained a wider appeal primarily as a winter sport that could be played by tennis players during the off-season. During the interwar period it was promoted as a suitable form of recreation for women because it was non-contact and believed to be not overly strenuous. Although its construction as a useful winter sport for tennis players and a suitable game for women helped badminton achieve a position as a niche sport, such characterizations hindered its further development because it was seen as a supplementary sport to tennis, the then dominant racket sport in New Zealand. Moreover, in comparison to its contemporary racket sports badminton was often criticized as an inferior game. Accordingly, it occupied a somewhat ambiguous place in New Zealand’s sporting hierarchy.
- ItemA survey to better understand the performance measurement dimensions for Australasian nonprofit healthcare organisations: data summary report(Massey University, 2016-10) Soysa IB; Jayamaha NP; Grigg NPThis report has been especially prepared for those who responded to our survey, which was designed to test the performance measurement system that we developed for Australasian healthcare nonprofit organisations (NPOs). The performance measurement (PM) system itself was developed through extensive case studies involving nine Australasian NPOs (six from New Zealand and three from Australia). Figure 1 shows our PM Framework. The report provides key findings from a survey recently conducted by us to test the PM framework that we developed through case studies (some details of the case studies have been described). Our performance framework was found to be reliably generalisable across Australasian NPOs in the healthcare sector. The framework is therefore useful for performance monitoring and improvement of healthcare NPOs in the region. An online questionnaire was used to collect the data from senior managers belonging to healthcare NPOs across Australia and New Zealand. Out of the 1550 senior managers invited to participate in the survey, 232 responded, resulting in a response rate of 15%, which is considered satisfactory for this type of a survey. We found that the most survey participants were familiar with PM systems. The study validated the nine PM domains (categories) in our framework, namely Mission; Strategy; Organisational Infrastructure; People; Financial Health; Process; Client Satisfaction; People Satisfaction and Donor Satisfaction. The survey showed that out of the 41 survey questions (items) allotted to the nine PM domains, five are incompatible with the PM framework (they do not relate to any of the nine PM dimensions of our model); these have been removed from the final analysis. We found that out of the 36 valid survey items considered, organisations performed exceptionally well in 6 items (Q3, Q5, Q20, Q1, Q17 and Q27), reasonably well in 27 items, and moderately well in 3 items (Q34, Q7, and Q41); see Table 2 for definitions as well as results. The study confirmed that the organisation has to be driven by their directors and the senior leadership in order to achieve better performance. This includes understanding and developing the people within the organisation. We found that the processes put in place by the organisations to achieve stakeholder satisfaction can be divided into three types: continuous improvement; designing of safe, efficient and effective processes; and designing of the infrastructure, technology and material to create the necessary support processes. We also found that the three key stakeholders of NPOs — clients (or customers), employees, and donors — carry approximately equal weight in achieving the mission. Each of these stakeholder groups has their own set of expectations and these expectations belong to three themes: delivering high quality services and support to the community; valuing skilled workers and recognising people (volunteers included); and commitment to social responsibility. The complementary Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that we have provided helps organisations to conduct self-assessments on organisational performance. This in turn helps an organisation to identify: (a) best practices for process improvements, (b) trends in performance management practices, benchmark practices and (c) relationships between performance and stakeholders and organisational performance.
- ItemAction research reflections: The Wanganui adult literacy and employment project(Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, 2007) Vaccarino F; Comrie M; Murray N; Sligo F
- ItemAge-friendly community evaluation: Report prepared for the Office for Seniors, Ministry of Social Development(Auckland University of Technology Centre for Active Ageing, 2018-05-21) Neville S; Adams J; Napier S; Shannon K
- ItemAn evaluation of clinical supervision of allied health professionals from two district health boards: A preliminary summary report(School of Social Work, Massey University, 2016-02-04) O'Donoghue KBThis report will present the preliminary results from an evaluation survey of allied health professionals’ clinical supervision conducted through November 2015. The evaluation was concerned with: a) what is best about the respondents’ supervision; b) what could be improved; c) the respondents’ overall satisfaction and evaluation with their clinical supervision. The purpose of the evaluation was to establish a baseline evaluation in regard to the clinical supervision of allied health professionals regionally across the two District Health Boards.
- ItemAotearoa New Zealand Public Attitudes to COVID-19 Vaccine(2020-08-20) Thaker J; Menon V
- ItemAotearoa New Zealand Public Responses to COVID-19(2020-07-17) Thaker J; Menon VThis report is based on findings from a national survey conducted by the School of Communication, Journalism & Marketing—Te Pou Aro Kōrero, Massey University and fielded by Qualtrics. Interview dates: June 26 to July 13, 2020, after New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1. Interviews: 1040 adults (18+). Average margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The research was funded by the Massey University. Survey results show one in three New Zealanders impacted by job and income loss due to COVID-19 The findings of a recent nationally representative survey by Massey University reveals one in three New Zealanders or a member in their household lost income from a job or business or had their work hours reduced, as a result of COVID-19. The survey, Aotearoa New Zealand Public Responses to Covid-19, investigated how New Zealanders have been impacted by the global pandemic, including everything from job and income losses, depression, their attitudes towards immigration in a post-COVID-19 New Zealand and their response to Government actions. The Massey University-funded survey was led by two lecturers in the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Drs. Jagadish Thaker and Vishnu Menon. “The purpose of this research was to find out how New Zealanders were coping with the lockdown and some of the flow on effects they are experiencing as a result,” says Dr. Thaker. More than 1000 people completed the survey during Alert Level 1. The findings showed Māori were twice or more likely to say they or a household member had lost a job (20 per cent compared to 11 per cent of New Zealand Europeans—a census category) while 34 per cent were unable to pay monthly bills, more than double New Zealand Europeans at 14 per cent. Almost half of respondents reported having trouble sleeping, experiencing depression, or were cut off from their social networks. A third of respondents also said they had lost money in retirement accounts or investment. Nine in ten New Zealanders think there will be more job losses in the next six months. One of the most surprising findings, the researchers say, was New Zealanders’ attitudes to immigration and tourists coming to the country. More than eight out of 10 New Zealanders strongly supported (88 per cent) stopping immigration from countries that have poorly managed their response to the virus, like the U.S. Meanwhile, seven out of 10 respondents supported reducing immigration and stopping tourists from China.
